INSANIA : Jurnal Pemikiran Alternatif Kependidikan Vol. 27 No. 1, Juni 2022, 82-94 e-ISSN: 2598-3091; p-ISSN: 1410-0053 DOI: https://doi.org/10.24090/insania.v27i1.6419 INSANIA : Jurnal Pemikiran Alternatif Kependidikan Vol. 27 No. 1, June 2022, 82-94 | 82 Comparison of Pedagogical and Professional Competencies of Certified and Uncertified Teachers in State Elementary Schools Dwi Wachjuni 1  , Maria Ulpah 2 , Benny Agus Pribadi 3 1 Department of Primary School Education, Universitas Terbuka Jl. Kampus No. 54 Grendeng Purwokerto Utara, Banyumas 53122, Indonesia 2 Department of Mathematic Education, Universitas Islam Negeri Profesor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto Jl. A. Yani No. 40A Purwokerto Utara, Banyumas 53126, Indonesia 3 Department of Primary School Education, Universitas Terbuka Jalan Cabe Raya Pondok Cabe Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan 15437, Indonesia  dwiwahyuni61017@gmail.com Received 16 April 2022; Accepted 9 June 2022; Published 30 June 2022 Abstract: This study's purpose is to know the pedagogical and professional competence of teachers who have education certificates and those who do not yet have education certificates, and to understand that the pedagogical and professional competence of certified teachers is higher than uncertified teachers at the public elementary school in Ajibarang District, Banyumas. This quantitative research was done at a state elementary school in Ajibarang District, Banyumas. The research sample was 92 teachers, divided by 46 who have certificates and 46 who have not had certificates. Data used were primary data which collecting by questionnaire distribution. Data analyzed by t-test independent sample. This research concludes that certified teachers have a high pedagogical competence, and the pedagogical competence of uncertified teachers is lower. The professional competence of certified teachers is high, and the professional competence of uncertified teachers is lower. Paedagogic and professional competence of certified teachers are better than uncertified ones at the public elementary school in Ajibarang District Banyumas. Keywords: pedagogical competencies; professional competencies; certified teachers; uncertified teachers. A. Introduction The quality of teachers will significantly influence the success of providing educational services. The teacher is the most critical actor in delivering educational services (Prihartini et al., 2019). In education, teachers have duties as educators, mentors, trainers, and leaders who manage to learn. In addition, teachers must be present as exemplary figures, build willingness, and develop their students' potential and creativity (Napratilora et al., 2021). Therefore, a teacher is required to be the party that facilitates students' learning so that their future will be promising. It needs